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Bristol & Co. have?","answer":"John W. Bristol & Co. has 157 clients and manages $7.07 billion for them, as of August 2026. They include 83 high-net-worth individuals, 52 charitable organizations, and 13 pension and profit-sharing plans.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.D and 5.F, filed 4 August 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"What services does John W. Bristol & Co. offer?","answer":"John W. Bristol & Co. provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for pooled vehicles, and portfolio management for institutions.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.G, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"Which custodians does John W. Bristol & Co. use?","answer":"John W. Bristol & Co.’s separately managed account assets are held at Wilmington Trust, N.A. (Wilmington, DE), with $1.24B and Fiduciary Trust Company (Boston, MA), with $1.24B. Only custodians holding at least a tenth of those assets are named.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Schedule D, Section 5.K.(3), filed 4 August 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"custodians"}},{"question":"How many financial advisors does John W. Bristol & Co. have?","answer":"John W. Bristol & Co. has 1 investment adviser representative registered with state securities authorities, out of 19 employees, and 9 perform investment advisory functions. None are registered representatives of a broker-dealer or licensed insurance agents.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.A and 5.B, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"What does John W. Bristol & Co. invest in?","answer":"At the end of its last fiscal year, John W. Bristol & Co.’s separately managed accounts held 93% exchange-traded equities, 4% U.S. government and agency bonds, 2% cash and equivalents and 1% registered funds (mutual funds, ETFs, BDCs). It advises 1 private fund.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.K.(1) and 7.B, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"Who owns John W. Bristol & Co.?","answer":"John W. Bristol & Co.’s direct owners are James Engle, Hedy Matteson, Justin Colledge, Peter Frith, Stephanie NG, Adam Feit, Vitaly Nesterenko and Raymond Scanlan, each holding 25% or less.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B, filed 4 August 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"scheduleA"}},{"question":"How does John W. Bristol & Co. get paid?","answer":"John W. Bristol & Co. is paid through a percentage of assets under management. Its Form ADV lists no commissions or performance-based fees among how it is paid.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.E, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"How do I contact John W. Bristol & Co.?","answer":"John W. Bristol & Co.’s main office is at 48 Wall Street, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10005-2924. Its phone number is 212-389-5880. Its website is jwbristol.com.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Item 1.F, filed 4 August 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"offices"}}],"holdings":null,"notice":"Compiled from public SEC Form ADV filings on the dates in `sources`. Facts as filed; not a rating, ranking, or recommendation. Niva is not affiliated with this firm. Disciplinary history is deliberately not included here or on the page; the SEC publishes the complete record at the `iapdUrl` above."}